Two recent messages from Ken Levy with hints about VFP next...
Re: Survey on programming languages Thread #1012454 Message #1015508
We will be doing far more than a service pack for Visual FoxPro in the coming years, but it may not be a traditional upgrade. Also, our focus will be on leveraging .NET technologies and having Visual FoxPro work well and take advantage of new products and technologies.
Re: Survey on programming languages Thread #1012454 Message #1015537
Our decisions around Visual FoxPro today and how we plan to enhance Visual FoxPro over the next few years are not based on sales of Visual FoxPro 9.0. For over 10 years, usage and sales of Visual FoxPro have steadily decreased annually. The Visual FoxPro roadmap will not mention anything around a service pack for Visual FoxPro 9.0, but it is likely something on that front will be in my June letter targeting a near end of 2005 release. Visual FoxPro 9.0 is by far the most stable version of Visual FoxPro we have ever released with very few issues reported. An Service Pack 1 would probably release around the end of this year based on feedback, reports, etc. A service pack is completely independent of our plans on enhancing Visual FoxPro in the future, which is what the Visual FoxPro Roadmap will outline in detail.
The goal is that when the Visual FoxPro Roadmap is released along with some basic Questions & Answers in the FAQ page added, there won't be anything that insiders know that you and others in the Visual FoxPro community don't know. We want to expose all that we are planning, thinking, doing, etc. (transparency) around Visual FoxPro long term so there are nothing to assume or guess. Top executives have already seen the Visual FoxPro Roadmap details, and the Visual FoxPro team has already started working on enhancing Visual FoxPro beyond version 9.0 (aside from an SP). People should keep in mind that our goals and focus is on how Visual FoxPro apps run in 5+ years rather than on specific IDE, engine, and language features.
If we exchange an apple, we both get an apple. But if we exchange an idea, we both get 2 ideas, cool...
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